A Very Ugly Dress refashioned

10/16/15

If you've been checking out my facebook page, you will have found that I'd recently found a very ugly dress, albeit made of very pleasant fabric. I gave it a refashion soon after and it's now a nice little pencil skirt. Sorry if it appears wrinkly in the photos, I've been wearing it for a few days before shooting these photos and I didn't realise it required ironing so badly.

I'd had this harlequin top for years now! I haven't been wearing it a lot, really, because I'm not too fond of as close fitting tops as this one but I figured it wouldn't hurt to layer it with some stuff and finally show it off. Why do I not wear tops? Among the many quirks found in my body, I have round back and large, protruding ribcage. As you could imagine, I look kinda boxy from the side and I'm definitely not a fan of that. So while I wouldn't feel comfortable showing said boxiness, I can make it less apparent thanks to layering. And autumn is for layering, obviously. Therefore, autumn is good for me. Also, it goes to show, that given proper treatment, you can make a lot of clothes work for you, provided you know your silhouette and how to play up your good sides while hiding the less preferred ones.

On the other hand... I'm not sure anyone would look good in the Very Ugly Dress that I made today's skirt from. Hmm.

This outfit is perfectly styled. You have great color coordination! The skirt is my favorite piece. Beautiful patterns and texture. :D Also, flipping through your blog, I noticed that I need to step up my photography game. Hehe. You have great perspective on your photos.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment for me, too. I really appreciated it! <333

Wow! Your boyfriend takes fabulous pictures!! I like the skirt very much, the fabric looks lovely. Just found your blog through we sew retro, and popped in to look at your vintage magazine posts. I am doing a blog commenting challenge, 300 in 30 days!